Soccer Game Preview: Normal University vs. Bloomington

By Team Reports May 18, 2026, 10:03am

Soccer Preview: Normal University vs. Bloomington

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Previous Games

05/04/26 - Home10-1 W
05/20/25 - Home9-0 W
04/16/25 - Away9-0 W
05/14/24 - Neutral9-0 W
03/25/24 - Home9-0 W
+ 5 more games

Normal University is a perfect 10-0 against Bloomington since April of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Pioneers will take on the Purple Raiders at 4:30 p.m.

Normal University is looking to tack another W on to their season record, something they couldn't quite do against Rochester on Thursday. The Pioneers and the Rockets finished up their contest with a 1-1 draw.

Bloomington fell on hard times earlier this season, but after back-to-back victories it seems like their luck might finally be changing. Everything went their way against Rantoul on Saturday as they made off with a 7-2 win. Urijah Anderson was a massive factor in the win as she booted in four goals all by herself.

With that draw, Normal University's record moves to 16-5-1. As for Bloomington, their victory bumped their record up to 2-15.

Normal University got the 'W' in their previous meeting two weeks ago against Bloomington by a conclusive 10-1 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Pioneers since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.

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